New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-05
WHO THEY WE'RE.

Several DAYS have now elapsed since the
meeting of the Democratic state Committee
at Saratoga and the Democratic Convention
AZ Allentown. Penn. and the President has
taken no action against the ofiice-holders who
were present and up tn their ears in politics.
in violation of his order of July, 1856. This
cannot be for lack Of information, for the
newspapers of his own party have been well
sumed with it, We shall tke the liberty
of bringing the names OF these men to his
attention At the Saratoga meeting Deputy
Collector John A. Mason and Second Auditor
William f. Creed Of the Newly Ork Custom
House. were prominent IN active. The
number of Federal officials at the PennsyL
vania Convention was large. Forty seems 10
be considered low estimate. Here Is u
partial list from 4 Democratic newspaper
L. ] Bigcr. Collector Of Internal Revenue (;
d. o. Barr Surveyor Of the Port at Pittsburg
Matthew McVey and Thomas j. RYAN, SPECIAL
Treasury agents Albert Fletcher. Ciief Clerk
Of Navy Department bureau p. ID. Glozicr.
IT.. hull inspector, Phi adclr hia Custom House
George II. GuSs, oleomarparinc in pcctor, In
tcrnal Revenue Office. Phil 'dclphia II Try
Chester. Walter Warren and Felix Bancroft,
from the Philadelphia Mint: John Brady, In
teinal Revenue gaGgcr from Philadelphia ;
jacob Fcnmorc, from the Philadelphia Custom
House: John Hastings and VI. W. Lotus,
postmasters.
II is said that this list is by no means com
plcte, especial as TO postmasters and Mint
cmployes But the number il sufficiently
large to give the President fine opportunity
20 show that nc meant what he said IN his
order There is no place to begin, however.
like the beginning. and the President, If he Il
10 set about il at all, should go back To the
Baltimore primaries and deal with Naval
Officer Ra in, appointment Clerk Higgins.
Indian Inspector Thorn S, Customs Agent
Mahon. Postmaster Brown and Assistant POST
master Fenton, Of Baltimore; United States
Marshal Gaines, Deputy MaNhals Cole and
Stick slalc william IL. Gill, Deputy Collector
Of Internal Revenue; " Hack Quinn, clerk in
the Office of Inspector of Boilers (wbo can
neither read nor write); jimmy Mahon.
under indictmen9, janitor mt the Baltimore
Custom House, etc. Neither is this list com
plctc, for we have the authority Of Mr. Francis
X Carey editor Of THE Civil Service Re-
former of Baltimore, for the ststement that
in Laltino,e County every Federal oflrial
was al work.
Not one of these men has ever been called
to account by the President The Civil Service
Itcfomers have criticised him. the Mag
w,smps have wept and inplorcd him; art
Of the press Of his own party has denounced
him. But he has not lifted his finger SO
long as the shameful B.ltimore scandal Is
ignored, il is safe TO say that nothing will be
done with the lesser offenders at Saratoga
and lcntown When the Pre- ,idents order
was issued, the nominating convention was
two years of; now less than a year remains.
Even The Evening Post sees the signiii-
canoe of this, for it says. in great bite. ness
Of spirit, this nlaying fast and loose with
his orders and promies which the President
is now permitting among those around him
would be used in the campaign with tcrrib o
effect. The time for thee things was in the
first year of the Presidential term, and not in
the last The popular memory is proverbially
short, but it does not grow weaker rs the
meeting of the nominating conventions APP
proachcs; it grows stronger